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rugged mountain ranges
Mountainous, with rugged terrain and numerous islands scattered throughout the Aegean and Ionian Seas. The country is known for its diverse landscapes, from rocky cliffs to sandy beaches, and its mild Mediterranean climate. The geography has influenced the development of Greek civilization, shaping agriculture, trade, and transportation.
rugged, rocky, and hilly
Rugged geography creates mountains which makes transportation more difficult in Greece which leads to difficulties in communication while the mountains separate them from each other.
Cuba's geography makes it very isolated from other countries. Cuba's geography consists of mountains, plains, and rugged hills.
Anicent Greece was quite mountainous and rugged; which resulted in them traveling by sea.
Separate independent city-states.
In ancient times, geography had a powerful effect upon the development of the Greek city-states. The dominance of water (the Aegean Sea and connected bodies of water) was one geographic influence, as it forced the Greeks to become experts at seafaring. The rugged terrain of the Greek peninsula was another influence, as it separated Greek societies and thereby encouraged the independence and variety that gave rise to such world-changing Greek cultures as the Athenian, the Macedonian and the Spartan.
Both have very rugged western mountain ranges
I'm doing the same crossword for my geography homework and I think it's Corse (corsica) a french island.
The ridge of a mountain is the elevated narrow crest or crest line along the top of a mountain range or peak. It is formed by the intersection of two descending slopes, often offering panoramic views on either side. Ridges are a common feature in rugged and alpine landscapes.
Greece was built in between many rocky mountains and hills. This separated it and developed induvuidual city-states.